Do you often wonder what items you can purchase with your food stamp benefits and EBT card? Today’s post is going to uncover the confusion regarding purchasing seafood with your EBT card including what seafood markets accept EBT.
We get a ton of questions asking if you can buy seafood with your EBT card and what kind of seafood you can purchase with EBT. Those answers are providing below, including a complete list of seafood markets that accept EBT in Georgia.
Can I Buy Seafood with my EBT Card?
Yes, you can buy seafood with your EBT card to redeem your food stamp benefits. Eligible seafood items that can be purchased with your EBT card include shrimp, fish, lobster, crab, scallops, mussels, oysters, and more.
Can I Buy Fresh Fish with Food Stamps?
Yes, food stamp benefits can be used to purchase fresh fish for at-home preparation. You can not use your EBT card to purchase a fresh or live fish that is intended to be kept as a pet. Food stamp benefits can only be redeemed on food items.
Can I Buy Fresh Seafood with Food Stamps?
Yes, you can buy fresh seafood with Food Stamps by using your EBT card at any eligible seafood market or grocery store. Fresh seafood items that can be purchased with EBT include shrimp, lobster, fish, crab, scallops, mussels, oysters, and more.
Can I Buy Steamed Crabs or Crab Legs with Food Stamps?
No, you can not buy steamed crabs or crab legs with your Food Stamps or EBT card. Steamed crabs and crab legs are considered “ready-to-eat” food by the USDA, so they cannot be purchased with your EBT card. You can purchase live or fresh, uncooked crabs with your food stamp benefits.
What Seafood Markets Accept EBT in Georgia?
As you can see, you can use your EBT card to buy a variety of seafood items. If you live in Georgia and are on food stamps, we have provided you a list of 100 Seafood Markets that accept EBT in Georgia.
All EBT approved seafood must be bought and prepared at hone. These are not seafood restaurants where you buy and eat there. See the full list below.
100 Seafood Markets that Accept EBT in Georgia
The following is a complete list of all the Seafood Markets that accept EBT cards and Food Stamp benefits in Georgia.
| Seafood Market Name | Address | City | State | Zip Code | County |
| Albany Fish Company | 1921 Dawson Rd | Albany | GA | 31707 | DOUGHERTY |
| The Fish Tank | 517 S Slappey Blvd | Albany | GA | 31701 | DOUGHERTY |
| WHITE’S L & L SEAFOOD | 312 S Monroe St | Albany | GA | 31701 | DOUGHERTY |
| WHITES SEAFOOD MKT | 1616 E Broad Ave | Albany | GA | 31705 | DOUGHERTY |
| SEAFOOD CENTER | 224 N Jackson St | Americus | GA | 31709 | SUMTER |
| Lighthouse Seafood | 585 Vine St | Athens | GA | 30601 | CLARKE |
| Atlantic Seafood | 209 Edgewood Ave SE | Atlanta | GA | 30303 | FULTON |
| Leila’s Land & Sea | 3278 Washington Rd | Atlanta | GA | 30344 | FULTON |
| LT New Orleans Seafood Inc | 585 Joseph E Lowery Blvd SW | Atlanta | GA | 30310 | FULTON |
| Sunshines Seafood Market | 1801 Delowe Dr SW | Atlanta | GA | 30311 | FULTON |
| Washington Seafood Market | 1765 Washington Rd | Atlanta | GA | 30344 | FULTON |
| What-u-like Seafood Market | 1996 Sylvan Rd SW | Atlanta | GA | 30310 | FULTON |
| Island Seafood | 2304 Lumpkin Rd | Augusta | GA | 30906 | RICHMOND |
| Smackin’ Good Seafood | 3028 Bankhead Hwy | Austell | GA | 30168 | COBB |
| PORT CITY SEAFOOD | 414 E Calhoun St | Bainbridge | GA | 39817 | DECATUR |
| Mccoy’s Seafood | 124E Atlanta St | Barnesville | GA | 30204 | LAMAR |
| Prosser Seafood | 110 Railroad St | Brooklet | GA | 30415 | BULLOCH |
| CITY MARKET INC | 1508 Gloucester St | Brunswick | GA | 31520 | GLYNN |
| Fat & Fine Live Crab Shack | 3700 Norwich St | Brunswick | GA | 31520 | GLYNN |
| HARPER/BURGESS SEAFOOD | 1710 R St | Brunswick | GA | 31520 | GLYNN |
| Jackie’s Seafood Market | 2000 Parkwood Dr | Brunswick | GA | 31520 | GLYNN |
| Shucks Seafood Market | 107 Altama Connector | Brunswick | GA | 31525 | GLYNN |
| INTERNATIONAL FRESH SEAFOOD | 5419 Riverdale Rd | College Park | GA | 30349 | FULTON |
| ROADRUNNER SEAFOOD RETAIL | 548 E Crawford St | Colquitt | GA | 39837 | MILLER |
| Castaway Seafood | 6125 Macon Rd | Columbus | GA | 31907 | MUSCOGEE |
| ROSE HILL SEAFOOD, INC | 2621 Hamilton Rd | Columbus | GA | 31904 | MUSCOGEE |
| SEAGULL SEAFOOD MARKET | 3473 N Lumpkin Rd Ste A | Columbus | GA | 31903 | MUSCOGEE |
| Tri County Seafood | 710 S Pecan St | Cordele | GA | 31015 | CRISP |
| G & M FISH & VARIETY | 3665 Salem Rd | Covington | GA | 30016 | NEWTON |
| Darien Riverfront Market, Llc. | 205 Fort King George Dr | Darien | GA | 31305 | MCINTOSH |
| Best New Orleans Seafood Of Atlanta Llc | 3757 Covington Hwy | Decatur | GA | 30032 | DEKALB |
| BIG TUNA SEAFOOD | 1207 Columbia Dr | Decatur | GA | 30032 | DEKALB |
| Cajun Catch Seafood Market | 5995 Covington Hwy | Decatur | GA | 30035 | DEKALB |
| South New Orleans Seafood | 3548 Flat Shoals Rd | Decatur | GA | 30034 | DEKALB |
| SOUTHERN SEAFOOD | 2611 Lawrenceville Hwy | Decatur | GA | 30033 | DEKALB |
| Ta New Orleans Seafood, LLC | 2565A Candler Rd | Decatur | GA | 30032 | DEKALB |
| Benton Seafood Center Inc | 605 Baker Hwy W | Douglas | GA | 31533 | COFFEE |
| CAPTAIN JOE’S | 611 N Jefferson St | Dublin | GA | 31021 | LAURENS |
| East Dublin Seafood | 106 Nathaniel Dr | East Dublin | GA | 31027 | LAURENS |
| WILLIAMS FISH MARKET | 5324 Norman St | Eastman | GA | 31023 | DODGE |
| Quality Fresh Seafood | 6120 Old Dixie Hwy | Forest Park | GA | 30297 | CLAYTON |
| ATLANTA HWY SEAFOOD MARKET | 227 Atlanta Hwy | Gainesville | GA | 30501 | HALL |
| Kirklands Seafood Market | 403 W Mann St | Glennville | GA | 30427 | TATTNALL |
| Louisiana Seafood Paradise And Meats | 204 N 9th St | Griffin | GA | 30223 | SPALDING |
| Crab House Inc | 903 Elma G Miles Pkwy | Hinesville | GA | 31313 | LIBERTY |
| Phillips Seafood | 115 Carter St | Hinesville | GA | 31313 | LIBERTY |
| C & D Seafood Inc. Dba/ Shucks Seafood Market 1 | 306 N Hickory St | Jesup | GA | 31546 | WAYNE |
| New Orleans Bay Seafood | 6892 Tara Blvd | Jonesboro | GA | 30236 | CLAYTON |
| Savannah Seafood 1 | 8274 Tara Blvd | Jonesboro | GA | 30236 | CLAYTON |
| VIP New Orleans Seafood | 6811 Tara Blvd | Jonesboro | GA | 30236 | CLAYTON |
| LAWRENCEVILLE SEAFOOD | 2785 Cruse Rd | Lawrenceville | GA | 30044 | GWINNETT |
| Andys Seafood Market Inc | 3275 Snapfinger Rd | Lithonia | GA | 30038 | DEKALB |
| New Orleans Seafood Market & Deli | 7245 Rockbridge Rd | Lithonia | GA | 30058 | DEKALB |
| EASTSIDE SEAFOOD | 1248 Jeffersonville Rd | Macon | GA | 31217 | BIBB |
| Houston Seafood | 3011 Houston Ave | Macon | GA | 31206 | BIBB |
| Macon Seafood | 3187 Mercer University Dr | Macon | GA | 31204 | BIBB |
| Shurling Seafood | 737 Shurling Dr | Macon | GA | 31211 | BIBB |
| ROUND’S FISHING HOLE | 537 E Winthrope Ave | Millen | GA | 30442 | JENKINS |
| Louisiana Crawfish | 5370 Jonesboro Rd | Morrow | GA | 30260 | CLAYTON |
| Market Seafood | 1517 1st Ave SE | Moultrie | GA | 31768 | COLQUITT |
| Pooler Seafood | 1137 US Highway 80 W | Pooler | GA | 31322 | CHATHAM |
| J & M Seafood | 110 N Coastal Hwy | Port Wentworth | GA | 31407 | CHATHAM |
| Woods Crab House | 711 GA Highway 30 | Port Wentworth | GA | 31407 | CHATHAM |
| KEN’S SEAFOOD MARKET | 9270 Ford Ave | Richmond Hill | GA | 31324 | BRYAN |
| Bluewater Seafood Market And Bbq | 319A S Columbia Ave | Rincon | GA | 31326 | EFFINGHAM |
| Big Tuna Seafood 2 | 7038 Highway 85 | Riverdale | GA | 30274 | CLAYTON |
| I Crab New Orleans Seafood Market | 7312 Highway 85 | Riverdale | GA | 30274 | CLAYTON |
| Ambos Seafood | 663 E 33rd St | Savannah | GA | 31401 | CHATHAM |
| Bobo Seafood | 2800 Montgomery St | Savannah | GA | 31405 | CHATHAM |
| Charles J Russo Seafoods | 201 E 40th St | Savannah | GA | 31401 | CHATHAM |
| Chen Jackie’s Seafood Market | 1117 E Montgomery Xrd | Savannah | GA | 31406 | CHATHAM |
| DUBBERLY’S SEAFOOD | 214 Vernonburg Rd | Savannah | GA | 31419 | CHATHAM |
| Garden City Seafood | 4624 Augusta Rd | Savannah | GA | 31408 | CHATHAM |
| Ms & Mh Enterprise, Llc | 750 Pennsylvania Ave | Savannah | GA | 31404 | CHATHAM |
| Peters Seafood & Crab House | 4312 Augusta Rd | Savannah | GA | 31408 | CHATHAM |
| Scuba Steve’s Seafood | 7878 Us Highway 80 E | Savannah | GA | 31410 | CHATHAM |
| SEAFOODLICIOUS | 4435 Skidaway Rd | Savannah | GA | 31404 | CHATHAM |
| SOUTHSIDE SHELLFISH | 9135 White Bluff Rd | Savannah | GA | 31406 | CHATHAM |
| The Original Nancy’s Sfd Inc. | 2211 Skidaway Rd | Savannah | GA | 31404 | CHATHAM |
| WARREN’S SEAFOOD | 560 Fort Argyle Rd | Savannah | GA | 31419 | CHATHAM |
| Soperton Fish Market | 4091 W Main St | Soperton | GA | 30457 | TREUTLEN |
| Northside Seafood Market | 708 Northside Dr E | Statesboro | GA | 30458 | BULLOCH |
| Southern Crab House | 468 S Main St | Statesboro | GA | 30458 | BULLOCH |
| STATESBORO SEAFOOD MARKET | 107 E Parrish St | Statesboro | GA | 30458 | BULLOCH |
| 138 Fish Market | 879 Highway 138 W | Stockbridge | GA | 30281 | HENRY |
| Doo’s Seafood | 1215 S Hairston Rd | Stone Mountain | GA | 30088 | DEKALB |
| King Seafood Market | 5068 Memorial Dr | Stone Mountain | GA | 30083 | DEKALB |
| Louisiana Atlanta Seafood Market | 4830 Redan Rd | Stone Mountain | GA | 30088 | DEKALB |
| Ocean Fresh Seafood | 5982 Memorial Dr | Stone Mountain | GA | 30083 | DEKALB |
| Rockbridge Fish Market | 4779 Rockbridge Rd | Stone Mountain | GA | 30083 | DEKALB |
| THE FISH MARKET | 1427 Jeff Davis Rd | Thomaston | GA | 30286 | UPSON |
| Harper’s Seafood Fresh Market 1 | 526 W Jackson St | Thomasville | GA | 31792 | THOMAS |
| TT Seafood | 1102 E Jackson St | Thomasville | GA | 31792 | THOMAS |
| Browns Seafood | 711 Central Ave S | Tifton | GA | 31794 | TIFT |
| Shell Creek Seafood 1 | 1248 GA Highway 99 | Townsend | GA | 31331 | MCINTOSH |
| Cr’s Seafood & Fish | 317 E Hill Ave | Valdosta | GA | 31601 | LOWNDES |
| OYSTER BAR FISH MARKET INC | 204 N Oak St | Valdosta | GA | 31601 | LOWNDES |
| Taylors Fresh Seafood | 105 McIntosh St | Vidalia | GA | 30474 | TOOMBS |
| VIDALIA FISH HOUSE | 303 McNatt St | Vidalia | GA | 30474 | TOOMBS |
| C C Seafood Market | 409 N Commercial Cir | Warner Robins | GA | 31093 | HOUSTON |
| FISH HOUSE IV | 1243 Watson Blvd | Warner Robins | GA | 31093 | HOUSTON |
| Fresh Off The Dock 2 | 1269 Ossie Davis Pkwy | Waycross | GA | 31501 | WARE |
| Parker Fish Company | 63 Cross Cedar Rd | Wrightsville | GA | 31096 | JOHNSON |
If you are not familiar with all the items you can buy with your EBT card, keep reading this post. We have provided a full list for you below.
What Items are Eligible to Buy with EBT?
Households CAN use SNAP benefits to buy:
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Breads and Cereals
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Fruits and Vegetables
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Meats, Fish and Poultry
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Dairy Products.
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Seeds and Plants that produce food
What Items are Not Eligible to Buy with EBT?
Households CANNOT use SNAP benefits to buy:
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Beer, Wine, Liquor, Cigarettes or Tobacco
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Pet Food
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Soap and Paper Products
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Household Supplies
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Vitamins and Medicines
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Baby Formula and Diapers
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Ready-to-Eat Food
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Hot Food
We hope you found this information helpful! If you have any questions or comments about the list above, or additional questions about what you can or cannot purchase with your EBT card, please let us know in the comments section below.